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Mark Linkous played a Rickenbacker 330 during his tenure with the Dancing Hoods.

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In a 2003 live performance on Swiss TV, Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse is seen playing a Harmony Rocket H53, as captured in the video by Crapahuteur Musical et les Crapazicos.

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The SP202 can be seen during the entire video (more clearly 3:04)

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During a Sparklehorse concert in November 2002 at Velvet Club in Rimini, Italy, I observed Mark Linkous playing a red Harmony H80T Stratocaster, identifiable by a "Woody Woodpecker" sticker on the pickguard. This sighting aligns with photos available on Flickr, credited to Richard Dean.

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Mark is playing a Fender Strat body with a Music Man Sabre I neck. In this video you can clearly make out the Music Man Sabre logo. The body shape is consistent with Fender Strat but there is a chance it could be a copy.

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You can hear some of the samples used in the Optigan discs through the song, the specific sample used is called "Guitar In 3/4 Time"

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Mark Linkous is shown playing a Silvertone 1446 in a photo featured on Tunefind.

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Mark Linkous is associated with the Harmony H39 Hollywood, as noted on Wikipedia.

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This article states that Linkous owns a PL-8C Power Conditioner

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Mark Linkous is shown using the Flickinger Console in a photo posted by Sparklehorse on Facebook.

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